Italian Communism: The Escape from Leninism : an Anthropological PerspectivePluto Press, 1990 - 246 pages Crispen Shore's work is based on research in the heart of the Communist-governed city of Perugia. He traces major factors which explain the success of the PCI - its disengagement from the Soviet Union, its break with the strictures of Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy, its development of an independent popular national vision of socialism and the expansive sub-cultural role it has created for itself within Italian society. |
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... leaders mostly in prison or exile , was driven underground . Gramsci , who had replaced Bordiga as Party leader , introduced changes aimed at bringing about the complete ' Bolshevisation ' of the PCd'I.14 The Comintern's position spelt ...
... leaders mostly in prison or exile , was driven underground . Gramsci , who had replaced Bordiga as Party leader , introduced changes aimed at bringing about the complete ' Bolshevisation ' of the PCd'I.14 The Comintern's position spelt ...
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... leaders themselves admit ) . For many communists , the switch from cell to section raised the question of whether this signified , as they feared , the end of the PCI's class nature and its evolution toward an ' electoral party ' , or ...
... leaders themselves admit ) . For many communists , the switch from cell to section raised the question of whether this signified , as they feared , the end of the PCI's class nature and its evolution toward an ' electoral party ' , or ...
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... leaders and decisions that were frequently imposed from above , it is hardly surprising that the PCI sections failed to stimulate enthusiasm . Despite the leadership's frequent exhortations to the contrary , the role of the mass ...
... leaders and decisions that were frequently imposed from above , it is hardly surprising that the PCI sections failed to stimulate enthusiasm . Despite the leadership's frequent exhortations to the contrary , the role of the mass ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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